transdermal
nounEtymology From trans- + dermal.
1
A transdermal patch or implant.
transdermal
adjEtymology From trans- + dermal.
1
Through the unbroken skin (as for example with measurements of blood glucose level with an optical glucometer using photometry or of oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry).
- Synonyms
- transcutaneous
- Derived terms
- transdermal implant, transdermally, transdermal patch
- Coordinate terms
- percutaneous